The move came after Rafał Trzaskowski, the presidential candidate from Poland’s main ruling group, said that such benefits “should go to those who contribute to our economy”.
Education
Poland halves number of weekly religion classes in schools
The change, opposed by the Catholic church, will come into force at the start of the new school year in September.
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“University for Poles”: nationalists protest growing foreign student numbers
They say that it comes at the expense of Polish students and taxpayers.
Polish government picks Catholic universities to train teachers for compulsory school ethics classes
The education minister wants to make ethics obligatory for pupils who opt out of Catholic catechism classes.
Polish schools will teach that EU is “unlawful entity”, says education minister
Przemysław Czarnek also called for history lessons to teach “pride” instead of “shame” about Poland’s past.
Priest apologises after school lesson on “treating” homosexuals with electroshock therapy
During the class at a public school he described homosexuality as an “illness” and outlined various “treatments”.
Polish education minister to stop pupils dropping both religion and ethics classes
He wants to ensure that “some message about the values system will reach young people”.
Prime minister and state TV join national Bible reading day in Poland
The education minister announced plans to make biblical studies an academic discipline.
Animal rights are “ideology” that “does not exist” and should not be taught in schools, says minister
He ensured that textbooks would be checked to ensure they are free from “ideological content”.
Schools report hundreds of missing students since start of online teaching in Poland
The full extent of the problem is unknown as no nationwide statistics are collected.
Data reveal millions spent on Catholic catechism classes by Polish municipalities
Polls indicate that a majority of Poles want the state to stop funding religion lessons.
Polish primary school pupils to get extra credit for anti-abortion art contest
Children can produce songs, poems or films with pro-life themes.
Only vaccinated children would be admitted to preschools in Poland under proposed legislation
The proposal has been put forward in the Senate and backed by a deputy health minister.
Poland reopens primary schools: “damage to youngest pupils of closure outweighs risks of pandemic”
The youngest three year groups will return next Monday.
